https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMWcd6Txbbo&sns=fb - Turning Pages by Orlaith Brennan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_OpbzUn2Us - Promises by Orlaith Brennan and Clara Byrne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq5GYifUH7k - Woman by Orlaith brennan


Ben Blance is originally from Hexham in the North East of England, he has been a solo artist since 2002. His songs have been featured numerous times on BBC and RTE stations and showcases.He has performed extensively around Ireland and Europe with the eclectic folk group Jukebox Gypsy building a huge cult fan base .Highlights include slots at Electric picnic, Oxygen, Body&soul  and Clonakilty International guitar festivals. Jukebox gypsy recorded three critically acclaimed albums and were a mainstay on the Folk circuit in southern Ireland for a decade. Recently The Gypsies have just released a second Live album recorded over two days at Levis`s corner house Ballydehob, West Cork Ireland.
Ben has also released three solo albums for North east labels Different sky and Northern lights records and a collection of his songs can be found on Soundcloud, Spotify and Itunes. Ben has a degree in music from the University of Liverpool, a performance diploma in the Recorder from Trinity College and an MA in Music Psychotherapy from the University of South Wales in Cardiff. He currently lives in London works as a Music Therapist and has recently formed folk duo Absynthe Father.

The Man Whom is the moniker for Wexford-based singer songwriter, producer/composer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Doyle. The Greatest Event is his debut Album. 

Hotpress 4.5/5
Sing Till There’s No Songs Left’ features emotive harmonies, uplifting brass, and swagger in spades. ‘Over And Under’ brims with good vibes, while ‘Leavin This Town’, with its unsettling melancholy, is a handsome tune with a lyrical edge that makes it relevant to these forlorn times. The string-tinged and choral ‘Easier To Run’ is almost illegally heart-breaking, while the restrained ‘Call All The People’ climbs with uncanny power, with Doyle taking it to higher and higher levels of elation. ‘Puppeteers’ is a long-held favourite of mine and ‘Til It’s Gone’ wraps it all up so you want to start all over again. The Greatest Event has enough charm and inventiveness to fill your head and nourish your soul. Eat it.

The Sunday Times ****
A slick production with accomplished musicians, elaborate scores and scrupulous string arrangements. Call all the People has the heartfelt passion of an anthem, including melodic bursts of melancholia, while Sing Till There’s No Songs Left, I know your Face, and Over and Under, the current single, strike all the right chords.

News of the World on Sunday ****
This debut album from Wexford man Ian Doyle takes the joyousness of Sufjan Stephens and the unusual phrasing of Villagers, filtering those elements into an eventful listen.

The Irish Times***
“New name, fresh approach, adventurous songwriter: that’s Wexford’s The Man Whom (aka Ian Doyle) for you. Songs such as I Know Your Face and The Man Who Knew Too Much display Doyle’s nifty craftsman- like process, while Call All the People and Autopilot highlight a working knowledge of the kind of music and musings that have gained him comparisons to Villagers and Neil Young. Out of the blue, then – another new, good Irish singer-songwriter”. 

Paul Creane is a songwriter from Wexford, Ireland. He has released two albums to critical acclaim over the past five years with his previous outfit Paul Creane & The Changing Band and has toured worldwide for the last decade In the US, Australia, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and his native Ireland.
He has had two singles appear as finalists in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition (“All For You Baby” & “In Lieu Of You”) and has a starring role in the recently released Irish movie “Staid,” for which he also composed the soundtrack.
His first solo single "I Need You Here To Love Me" is due for release on Feb 17th in anticipation of his upcoming debut solo album "One trick Blue."

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